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All the
strobes & lightstands & soft boxes were upstairs
in the guest room, and I knew that I wanted to use them
downstairs. That meant about a half-dozen trips up &
down the stairs, usually with full arms, followed by a chunk
of time setting up the lights in the next scene (next
page). While I was setting up, I left Natalia on her
own, and the gravity of the big comfy chair in the living
room drew her. When I came looking for her, she looked
so comfortable, and the light was so sweet. We had
to make a few exposures. (That's not unusual -- much
of these sessions are planned, but we sometime took advantage
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At the time
of its creation, this picture was just one of a small number
of exposures we made in this nice light, but both Natalia &
I identified it as a favorite. Indeed, I believe that
this image is my favorite of Natalia's visit.
In fact,
I think this might be one of the sexiest picture I've ever
made. I love the tussled hair and the intimate eye
contact. I like that we can see that Natalia is nude
but the naughty bits are left to the imagination.
This kind of image is often designated as "implied"
or "implied nudity", but in nearly all of these "implied"
images, the model is careful to cover up, but here, Natalia
is just being there, enjoying the chair, and relating to
me.
Forget
so-called "glamour" pictures -- this is what I
find sexy. I love this image.
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I don't move
as easily as I used to, but during a photography session,
I still try to check out multiple perspectives. Look
what I found when I stood up & looked down. |
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